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The Energy Transition Needs to Be Climate-Proofed
Increasingly extreme weather has the potential to derail renewable energy projects — but there are a few things we can do to keep moving forward.
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How Is Climate Change Affecting Ocean Waters and Ecosystems?
Biological oceanographer Hugh Ducklow describes decades of work in far-flung places to understand the evolving ecology of the oceans. The picture is not always clear.
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Just Transitions: Can Wind and Solar Projects Turn Human Rights Lessons Into Leadership?
Wind and solar projects have a human rights problem. But they don’t have to.
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Faculty Spotlight: Shaun Hoyte
He’ll be teaching the Sustainability Management program’s capstone workshop this fall, where he’ll work with students to create meaningful solutions to a real-world sustainability challenge.
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Faculty Spotlight: Fernando Ortiz
A sustainable designer and community organizer, Ortiz will teach Sustainability Management this fall.
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Environmentalism Isn’t Partisan — At Least It Shouldn’t Be
Conservatism and composting are not contradictory; the desire to take care of the planet is universal. Yet environmentalism is used too often as a weapon of identity politics.
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Unraveling the Interconnections Between Air Pollutants and Climate Change
Getting rid of some air pollutants might aggravate global warming. Here’s how.
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Carbon Footprints: How to Advance Transparency and Prevent Greenwashing
We need a unified format for how carbon footprints are communicated, and policies to make them a normal part of doing business.
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New York Denies Air Quality Permit to a Cryptocurrency Mining Facility, Citing Sabin Center White Paper
On June 30, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation denied an application to renew an air quality permit for the Greenidge Generating Station, citing work published by Columbia Climate School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
AGU25, the premier Earth and space science conference, takes place December 15-19, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year’s theme—Where Science Connects Us—puts in focus how science depends on connection, from the lab to the field to the ballot box. Once again, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School scientists, experts, students, and educators are playing an active role, sharing our research and helping shape the future of our planet. #AGU25 Learn More
